None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will look at the feasibility of using acoustic tools in the home environment to improve patient experience with CPAP therapy.
Interventions
Participants will use an approved loan CPAP device, with an external module to collect acoustic signals from the tube and mask, for 7 nights with their normal mask and therapy settings in the home environment. Standard therapy involves wearing a CPAP mask with pressure applied, as prescribed by a physician, for duration of sleep cycle to treat sleep apnoea. Participants will complete a short diary entry each morning documenting bedroom and sleep set-up.
The prototype external module contains mi
Participants will use an approved loan CPAP device, with an external module to collect acoustic signals from the tube and mask, for 7 nights with their normal mask and therapy settings in the home environment. Standard therapy involves wearing a CPAP mask with pressure applied, as prescribed by a physician, for duration of sleep cycle to treat sleep apnoea. Participants will complete a short diary entry each morning documenting bedroom and sleep set-up. The prototype external module contains microphones which are coupled to the air path and record the sound in the tube whilst therapy is on. It is attached to the CPAP device between the CPAP device outlet and the patient tube, and has an ISO taper connector to enable connection of the patient's tube and attachment to the CPAP device outlet.
Sponsors
ResMed Ltd
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients willing to give written informed consent Patients who can read and write English Patients over 18 years of age Patients established on CPAP therapy Patients currently using an appropriate mask
Exclusion criteria
Patients using bilevel devices Patients who are using supplemental oxygen Patients who are or may be pregnant Patients with a preexisting lung disease/ condition that would predispose them to pneumothorax (for example: COPD, lung cancer; fibrosis of the lungs; recent (< 2years) case of pneumonia or lung infection; lung injury Patients who are using another medical device concurrently Patients believed unsuitable for inclusion by the researcher
Outcome results
None listed